$3,210
H 12.5 in W 12.5 in
Original Oil on Board, Joshua Hargrave Sams Mann. "Sweet Summertime"
Located in Mere, GB
Joshua Hargrave Sams Mann, R.B.A., 1826 - 1886. London Painter of literary genre scenes after Byron
Oil
Unavailable
H 12 in W 10 in D 2 in
Little Red Riding Hood - Literary Portrait Oil Painting by J.H.S.Mann
Located in Poole, GB
The artist, Joshua Hargrave Sams Mann R.B.A. was a popular painter of domestic and literary genre
Board, Oil
$826
H 10.5 in W 12 in
Mid 20th Century French Oil Pre-Raphaelite Portrait of a Lady
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Working Sketch by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back oil painting on artist paper stuck on board, unframed measures: 10.5 high by 12 inche...
Oil
$17,997
H 39 in W 48 in D 3 in
The Golden Egg - Early 19th Century Oil Painting of the Lovers from Mother Goose
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘The Golden Egg’ by Richard Morton Paye F.S.A. (1750-1820). Academy Fine Paintings is fully conversant with the legal exemptions which, under the supreme law of the U.S. Constitutio...
Oil
Unavailable|$15,801
H 42 in W 30 in D 3 in
Diana Nemorensis - 19th Century NeoClassical Oil Painting Ancient Roman Goddess
By Max Nonnenbruch
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘Diana Nemorensis’ by Max Nonnenbruch (1857-1922). The painting – which depicts the Roman Goddess Diana of the Woods beside Lake Nemi – is signed by the artist and presented in a fin...
Oil
$1,900
H 23.5 in W 20 in D 3 in
18/19-th Century French Antique Original Oil Painting on canvas, Rococo, Framed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Up for sale is a fabulous Oil on canvas painting. French, late 18th to early 19th century. The artwork depicts a gallant scene, a shepherdess, and her lover resting in the forest. Th...
Oil
$6,896
H 33.47 in W 46.46 in D 3.94 in
Study nude oil on canvas "lady with a blue veil" French school 19thl
Located in Gavere, BE
Preparatory French nude academic study oil on canvas "lady with a blue veil" with a Napoleon III period frame. Attributed to: Emile Auguste Carolus-Duran (1837-1917). Charles-Émile ...
Gold Leaf
$15,211
H 16 in W 19 in
Reverie - Neo-Impressionist Nude Figurative Oil Painting by Georges Lemmen
By Georges Lemmen
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed and titled oil on board nude circa 1905 by Belgian neo-impressionist painter Georges Lemmen. The work titled 'Reverie' depicts a red-haired lady who is kneeling down and resti...
Oil, Board
A Fair Price
By Fabio Fabbi
Located in Jacksonville, FL
Fabio Fabbi, born in Italy in 1861, stands as an acclaimed Orientalist painter renowned for his devotion to capturing the exotic allure of the Orient. His mastery of oil painting on ...
Canvas, Oil
$12,500
H 20 in W 46 in
Antique Preraphealite Orientalist Painting of a Recumbent Empire Dresses Girl
By William Oliver
Located in New York, NY
William Oliver was a British artist (1823-1901) that flourished in the areas of genre and figurative painting during the years 1867 to 1882. He specialised in half-length portraits o...
Oil
$16,677
H 29 in W 24 in D 2 in
Interior with Lady Reading - Scottish Edwardian 1910 art portrait oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
This superb Scottish Edwardian Impressionist interior oil painting is by noted Scottish female artist Annie Rose Laing. Painted circa 1910, the composition is the interior of a room...
Oil
Dessert in the Garden
Located in Missouri, MO
Provenance: This is an early painting by Huldah Mae Cherry (also known as Huldah Cherry Jeffe), done in her "Impressionist years" and painted after a painting by another American I...
Canvas, Oil
$32,000
H 52 in W 32 in
The Dance 19th-century Large Antique Nude Oil Painting on Canvas, Signed & Dated
Located in Jacksonville, FL
Exhibited at the Paris Salon, exhibition label on reverse. Description: Édouard François Zier (1837-1924) was a French painter known for his captivating and sensual artworks, parti...
Canvas, Oil
$38,000
H 14.38 in W 23.63 in
"A Pompeiian Love Song" 19th Century Realism Antique Oil on Canvas
Located in Jacksonville, FL
Provenance: Sold: Jackson's Auctioneers & Appraisers, Cedar Falls, Iowa, December 8, 2009, Lot 4 A Pompeiian Love Song" by Antonio Rivas (Spanish, 1845-1911) transports viewers back ...
Canvas, Oil
$5,003
H 28.5 in W 25 in D 3 in
Oil Painting by Giovacchino Gamberini "An Elegant Courtship"
Located in Mere, GB
Oil Painting by Giovacchino Gamberini "An Elegant Courtship" Giovacchino Gamberini was born in 1859 he was an Italian painter of historical genre scenes. Oil on canvas. Signed in a ...
Oil
$15,000
H 14 in W 10.6 in
The Morning News Early 19th-century Realism: Antique Oil Painting on Wood Panel
By William Wallace Gilchrist
Located in Jacksonville, FL
Provenance: Exhibited at Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 1911 #229 Description: William Wallace Gilchrist (1879-1926) was an American painter known for his captivating depictions...
Oil, Wood Panel
$3,360Sale Price|20% Off
H 41 in W 35 in
Girl Playing with Dolls, Late 19th Century, Victorian Era Portrait of a Girl
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Will Beebe (Late 19th Century) Signed: Will Beebe Dec 1892 (Lower, Right) " Girl Playing with Dolls " Oil on Canvas 36" x 30" Housed in a 2 3/4" Ornamented Frame Overall Size:...
Canvas, Oil
$5,202
H 31.5 in W 23.63 in
IN PARLOR - Angelo Granati Italian figurative oil on canvas painting
By Angelo Granati
Located in Napoli, IT
In Parlor - Angelo Granati Italia 2013 - Oil on canvas cm.80 x 60. This is his reinterpretation of a greatest old master painting "Ladies of the First Empire 1875"by Giovanni Boldin...
Canvas, Oil
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